Trial Opens for Argentine Gendarme Who Faked Hit-and-Run to Detain Protester

A trial has begun for an Argentine gendarmerie officer accused of staging a car collision to justify detaining a protester during a 2014 union blockade on the Panamericana highway in General Pacheco. The case tests police accountability for alleged fabrication of evidence during protest crackdowns. Outcome may set precedent for similar abuse allegations.